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Previous year, mobile internet usage surpassed desktop internet usage was heading the news. But now, there is more addition to the news. Not only the huge number of mobile-only internet users have overtaken desktop-only but also the app usage has surpassed the desktop usage. If the statistics are to believe then multi-platform usage in retail rose continuously as compared to other verticals.

Honestly, websites are not an easy thing to manage. They require time, energy, expertise, money and human resources. If you are a web designer and developer, you have an extra burden upon yourself. Not only do you have to manage client requests but also have to look after the latest trends in the industry. With all this already present on your checklist, you don’t want to have the hassle of managing your servers.

An exploit has been discovered in the PHPMailer library recently. We are using AcyMailing Starter component in few of our templates. As AcyMailing uses its own version of PHPMailer you need to update it apart from any Joomla! update.

Whether working freelance or for a dedicated firm, there are numerous things that need to be considered when it comes to web design process. Concepts, project plans, the design itself, further development and testing, all of these play an integral part of the web development process and postponing any one of these can have lasting adverse effects on the project. That’s why we’ve prepared these 9 productivity tips you can follow to ensure your projects always get finished on time, without any unnecessary delays.

Joomla has always been the preferred choice for the Content Management System. It is being used for many years and offers a number of excellent features using which you can easily manage your content. So the ease of use is definitely a big factor which seeks the attention of the people. However, websites designed by using Joomla are always prone to security issues and therefore it is necessary to dig out ways on how to secure Joomla website. If you too have a Joomla website and want to keep it secure, you have come to the right place.

The debate on which CMS is better goes on. There is a good number of people who are pro Joomla and an even more aggressive number who vouch for WordPress. There is no direct answer to which theme is better. It all depends on what you plan on doing and the platform you are used to. To help you decide whether to use Joomla or WordPress themes, this post reviews the differences of the two objectively.

If you have a business, you must be well aware of how crucial and tough it is to gain traffic. Customers are the asset of any business, and if you are not getting them in fair proportion, you must be in loss. As we are living in this online era, businesses have grabbed a big amount of the web space to reach maximum number of targeted customers. Social media certainly acts as a good resource to gain website traffic, because a large number of crowd is a part of it to communicate with their peers.

Joomla is a free open source Content Management System that uses PHP and MYSQL web technologies to create various websites. Despite the easy availability and presence of so many features, Joomla is outcasted by the most popular CMS of recent times, WordPress. One of the major reasons that affect the working of Joomla websites is the reduced speed, which directly affects the performance of the website.

This short tutorial explains a common question: How to insert a YouTube video in Joomla site. It's pretty straightforward and you can insert YouTube videos in both Joomla articles and custom HTML modules.